The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater - Softcover

De Quincey, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1420927078 ISBN 13: 9781420927078

Publisher: Digireads.com, 2006

Synopsis

"I here present you, courteous reader, with the record of a remarkable period in my life: according to my application of it, I trust that it will prove not merely an interesting record, but in a considerable degree useful and instructive." So begins "The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater." Originally published in two parts in the "London Magazine" in 1821, it is a gripping account of one Englishman's addiction to opium. Thomas De Quincey details the effects of his opium use and in so doing warns the reader of the dangers and terrors of serious drug addiction.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Penson De Quincey (15 August 1785 – 8 December 1859) was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821). Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.

About this edition

• Publisher: Digireads.com
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1420927078
• ISBN 13: 9781420927078
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88